The Hudson River in the Fall
October is here and that means it’s time for my annual pilgrimage to the fiber mecca of the Northeast: Rhinebeck. Rhinebeck, New York is the venue of the New York Sheep and Wool Festival. Some people might argue that Maryland Sheep and Wool (MDSW) is a competitor for this title, but I would argue that Rhinebeck is special. Continue reading
One of the alpacas at Little Lost Creek farm
We recently visited an alpaca farm in Salford, PA about five miles from our house. I met one of the owners, Alex Frazier, at a craft fair at Pennypacker Mills. He and his wife Sandy are the owners of the Little Lost Creek Alpaca Farm. He told us about their upcoming open house and we decided to take a look. By the way, it’s called Little Lost Creek because the creek so rarely has water in it that it gets “lost”. Continue reading
This is Jack Jones. He spent a career as a logistics manager in the corporate world. Now he buys the useful bits of old Pennsylvania barns and houses and makes one of a kind birdhouses. We met him a few weeks ago and bought the birdhouse he is holding on the left in the picture above. It has a glass doorknob from a Victorian era home. Continue reading
Explorations In Place 